outsiderslogs | If the water is too clear, there is no fish.

who. Xiahou Dun + anyone under the Omega sun, if there even is one.
what. Dun is meeting up with some people separately to discuss the ~~weather~~ neighbourhood watch. Other than that, he's free to interactions with anyone else while waiting/walking towards the appointed meeting spots.
where. The bar where York works, his martial arts centre, a quiet area of apartments, and Mordin's clinic will be the places where the meetings can be held. Otherwise, you can bump into him any time/anywhere when he's not discussing super secret details.
when. Over the course of the last week
warnings. None yet.

There are lots of people he has to meet if he wants this watch to succeed. The latest fire escapade proved that unless they stood with each other everyone else would regard them as nothing more than chess pieces in a game of Omega politics that frankly Dun wanted nothing to do with.

So for the past few days Dun has tried to set up a meeting with the following people at the following places:

Day 1. Mordin Sollus at his clinic.
Day 2. York at the bar she works at.
Day 3. Commander Shepard at a busy corner in the commercial district.
Day 4. Arcee at the quiet alleyway where they met, also near the commercial district.
Day 5. Marian Hawke at the quiet housing area they first met.

Although he is a man on a mission he's not adverse to stopping for a chat. Perhaps someone has bumped into him and tried to make off with something from his pocket? Or maybe he's been roughly shoved to the side by some aggressive Krogans and is in need of some help beating the crap out of them. Maybe you've seen him lingering around the area, and you're just wondering what this suspicious guy is up to. Or maybe you're in need of help yourself. Whatever it is, Dun's eyes and ears are open.

((OOC: Basically the meetings are locked between Dun and whoever he wants to meet, but anything else is fair game.))

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[Punctual was not the main reason for why she was also in the general area of the alley at the same time as Prowl. Recon was the main priority as she moved around to find the best vantage points. Already knowing that despite the interest generated, she was mostly there as a second pair of eyes and not really part of the discussion.

Sitting just out of sight of most organics, but still in scanning range of Prowl was finally chosen that allowed her to watch both ends of the alley and listen to what was likely to be an interesting conversation.

She wondered if she should have given the human some warning about who he was actually meeting. Then thought better of it as surprise was always a good way to learn just how sincere someone may be...Or how well they could act at least.]

[Another one of these iron creatures? Dun can only guess that either Arcee's message had been intercepted or that this metallic being was sent by her. Either way though, he's got his guard up and he all but marches up to the living machine.]

Where's Arcee?

[Straight and to the point, this one is.]

[Indeed. He silently watches Dun as he approaches, analyzing his expression and mannerisms before picking his words.]

Occupied.

Arcee and I are from the same military command unit. Whatever you discuss with me will be forwarded down to her.

[As official a statement as one can get on this station. Whether Dun chooses to believe it or not is up to him.]

[That's one way to say she was not going to be here in the typical sense.

Hopefully, this wouldn't end in another fight. She wasn't certain Prowl would be as forgiving of being attacked by him]

I have nothing to say to you then. I requested to speak to Arcee, not her over-sized clunking companion. If I cannot meet her now then I shall look for another opportunity to speak with her.

[Oh Dun, how could you say that! He doesn't clunk that loudly.]

I'm intrigued by your secrecy.

[Though his expression remains aloof, those eyes keep analyzing.]

Not that it's relevant, for reasons I already told you.

[He'd get his meeting with Arcee soon enough, just as soon as Prowl was finished gauging the man. So far? +1 points for distrusting him. No, really.]

[She had to give Dun points for sheer bravery and confidence to say such to an eight foot tall metal being.

At least no one got overly aggressive yet, so there was still promise that she wouldn't need to break cover earlier then needed.]

[Prowl, you're huge and you're made of metal. Dun would be impressed if you could walk one end of the alley to the other without knocking over trash-cans and making a racket.]

Then I see no reason to satisfy your prying. You may take your intrigue and direct it somewhere else. I don't appreciate your interest in our affairs so unless you can somehow produce Arcee from that tin body of yours there is nothing for us to discuss.

Good.

[Good? Well okay.]

[Prowl breaks eye contact with him. Looks like his analysis was done.]

[The headlights on his chest flick on and off twice. Looks like that's the signal.]

[And she only waits a few moments after seeing the lights to jump down from her hiding place, and landing a few feet away from both in the alley.

She doesn't even really acknowledge what almost happened if Prowl had decided to wait a bit longer to signal her.]

Seems we all passed the test.

[Boy, is he unhappy about your little arrangement Arcee. Dun scowls at her.]

There was no need for any sort of test. Dismiss your friend from here and let us get down to business quick. I have wasted enough time bandying words with him.

I wasn't lying when I said we were part of the same command unit. Your business with her will also be of interest to me.

[Sorry, they come in pairs.]

More to the point, you'll want me here if my suspicions are correct, Dun.

It wasn't the most polite way of causing this meeting, but what the big guy here is not saying fully is that it is a meeting that needed to happen.

[She seriously wonders when she become the calm and rational one in this dealing. There is a reason she doesn't do politics.]

He's my superior officer as well, so having him present just cuts down the time to discuss how this is going to work is all.

Fine.

[Arcee, Dun is hardly the role model for calm and rational.]

But before we start I'd like to ask exactly how much details you have shared with him. I don't even have a name.

If the water is too clear, there is no fish.

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